In the early part of a literary career which extends over four decades, Ian McEwan published two books for children, Rose Blanche (1985) and The Daydreamer (1994). McEwan was commissioned to “rewrite” the English version of Rose Blanche, an Italian picture book about wartime Germany and the horrors of concentration camps presented from the perspective of a child. McEwan “never saw the original Italian” of Roberto Innocenti and Christophe Gallaz so he considers his version “a very free translation” (qtd in Slay 151). However, The Daydreamer was written, as the author notes, “carefully” and developed one story at a time “over a …
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Citation: Logotheti, Anastasia. "The Daydreamer". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 August 2018 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=1113, accessed 25 November 2024.]
